You Dance Over Me

"The LORD your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing."

Zephaniah 3:17

What comfort!  As I read this scripture today I was so totally overcome with the love and care of our Father.  Just look at all the wonderful things he tells us here:

First, God is with me.  Always.  None of us want to be alone or go through struggles without support.  We all crave and love those people in our lives who are there for us during times of sorrow and joy, but they are people...human just like us.  Sometimes those people let us down or don't really understand the hurt or pain that we are feeling, but God is there just waiting for us to share it with Him. 

Denver and I have been through some pretty difficult times in our ministry.  It was during those times of struggle that he and I have been the closest, but God wants to be even closer to me than my husband.  He wants to fill a hole, a loneliness, a longing that even Denver can't fill.  I have to wonder....why is it sometimes so hard for me to let Him?

Second, He is mighty to save.  The Lord sent his son to die for us...to save us.  I know this.  I share this and teach this, but sometimes it's so easy to know it just like I know that peanut butter tastes good with chocolate.  But we serve a mighty God who gave his Son so that I might be saved.  I pray that the Lord would remind me daily of His great sacrifice.

The last part of this verse amazes me.  He delights in me!  He rejoices over me with singing!  Me.  A sinner.  With all my fears, failures, immaturity, doubt, pride....the list goes on and on.  I can't comprehend how our great big God delights in me and sings over me, but he does.  It makes me think of tucking my boys in at night.  Sometimes I just lay there next to them, listening to them breathe and stare in awe at their perfect little faces.  I delight in them.  My Heavenly Father delights in me.  It's a thought that makes me feel humble and warm inside all at the same time.  I am amazed by the love of my God.  Tonight I'll go to bed singing this song:

Amazed

You dance over me,
While I am unaware.
You sing all around,
But I never hear the sound.
Lord, I'm amazed by you
Lord, I'm amazed by you
Lord, I'm amazed  by you
How you love me.
You paint the morning sky
With miracles in mind
My hope will always stand
For you hold me in your hand
Lord I'm amazed by you
Lord I'm amazed by you
Lord I'm amazed by you
How you love me.
Lord I'm amazed by you
Lord I'm amazed by you
Lord I'm amazed by you
How you love me.
How wide, how deep, how great, is your love for me.
How wide, how deep, how great, is your love for me.

Lord I'm amazed by you
Lord I'm amazed by you
Lord I'm amazed by you
How you love me.
Lord you love me.